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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 2,100.0 340
2 Americold Logistics 1,410.0 186
3 United States Cold Storage 376.0 42
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 336
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 120.0 27
6 Penske Logistics 77.3 94
7 Burris Logistics 75.6 14
8 Conestoga Cold Storage 64.0 5
9 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
10 Hanson Logistics 43.0 7
11 Trenton Cold Storage 34.0 8
12 Confederation Freezers 29.0 8
13 FW Logistics 24.0 16
14 RLS Logistics 20.0 5
15 NFI 16.0 132
16 Covenant Logistics Group 10.5 12
17 Geodis (North America) 1.4 171
18 Rinchem Co. 1.2 21
19 Peoples Services 1.0 45
Extras
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51

On the Bubble

Neovia Logistics ($835 million), Irving, Texas, provides order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Government

Carter Logistics Opens Cross-Dock in Mich.

Third-party logistics firm Carter Logistics said it has opened a new cross-dock facility in Romulus, Mich.

July 15, 2009
Business, Logistics

Yucaipa Cos. Acquires 49% Stake in Eimskip Cold Storage Business

The Yucaipa Cos., a private equity firm, bought a 49% stake in Versacold International Corp., an operator of temperature-controlled warehouses, from Icelandic shipping and logistics company Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands, or Eimskip.

July 15, 2009
Business, Fuel, Logistics

CSX Profit Falls 20% in Second Quarter

Freight railroad CSX Corp. said its second-quarter profit fell 20% as fuel surcharges and shipments dropped.

July 14, 2009
Business, Logistics

CEVA Recruits Ryan as First COO

CEVA Logistics has appointed Matthew Ryan its first chief operating officer, the company announced on July 2. He will manage the company’s global operations team and be responsible for global procurement, CEVA said.

July 14, 2009
Business, Logistics

Expeditors Releases 2Q Earnings Guidance

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Monday its second-quarter earnings will likely be 24 cents to 26 cents per share, down from 32 cents a year ago.

July 13, 2009
Editorial, Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking’s Safety Emphasis Pays Off

At a time when good news in the trucking industry is hard to come by, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration served up a generous helping of it last week when it said that truck-related highway fatalities plummeted 12% last year.

July 13, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Don’t Ignore NTSB Suggestions, Nominee Hersman Tells Congress

WASHINGTON — Debbie Hersman, President Obama’s choice to lead the National Transportation Safety Board, told a Senate committee that other transportation agencies should voluntarily adopt the board’s recommendations, and if they don’t, Congress should order them to.

July 13, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Truck Fatalities Fall 12%

Truck-related highway fatalities plummeted 12% in 2008 to 4,229, the lowest total since the federal government began keeping records, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

July 13, 2009
Business, Logistics

Schneider Sells Czech Logistics Business

Schneider Logistics said it has sold its operations based in Olomouc, Czech Republic, to ExlService Holdings, an outsourcing company.

July 8, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Quiet Logistics Expands Kiva System Capacity

Third-party logistics firm Quiet Logistics has tripled the capacity in its Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System in less than six months, Kiva said.

July 7, 2009
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